March 6, 2003
2003 COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT
#6 OLD DOMINION MONARCHS vs. #3 DREXEL DRAGONS
Saturday, March 8, 2003, 8:30 p.m. Richmond Coliseum
CAA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULEFriday, March 7 1st Round
Game 1 #8 William and Mary vs. #9 Hofstra(5:00)
Game 2 #7 James Madison vs. #10 Towson (7:30)
Saturday, March 8 Quarterfinals
Game 3 #1 UNCW vs. WM/HOF Winner (12 Noon)
Game 4 #4 GMU vs. #5 Delaware (2:30)
Game 5 #2 VCU vs. JMU/TU Winner (6:00)
Game 6 #3 Drexel vs. #6 ODU (8:30)
Sunday, March 9 Semi-Finals
Game 7 Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 Winner(3:00)-ComCast
Game 8 Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner (5:30)-ComCast
Monday, March 10 Championship Game(7:00) ESPN2)
ABOUT THE MONARCHS: (12-14/9-9 CAA)
Home: 8-6Away: 4-8
HEAD COACH: Blaine Taylor (Montana '81)* 167-97 in nine years of coaching to date.* Top Assistant at Stanford the last three years* 142-65 at Montana (1991-1998) - five 20+ win seasons.* 397-172 in 19 years as an assistant and head coach* 1992 Montana team was 27-4* 1992 National Rookie Coach of the Year* 1992 Big Sky Coach of the Year
MONARCH PROBABLESF 21 Ricardo Marsh, 6-8, 240, Sr., Mebane, NC.16.9 ppg/ 8.5 rpgF 22 Rasheed Wright, 6-5, 210, Sr., Greensboro, NC.14.9 ppg/ 5.3 rpgC 40 Alex Loughton, 6-9, 235, Fr., Perth, Australia 8.3 ppg/ 6.0 rpgG 10 John Waller, 6-4, 185, Jr., Richmond, VA. 8.3 ppg/ 4.6 rpgG 13 Troy Nance, 5-10, 175, Jr., Va. Beach, Va. 4.0 ppg/ 4.6 apg
TOP SUBSTITUTESG 1 Isaiah Hunter, 6-2, 160, Fr., Charlotte, NC. 6.2 ppg/ 2.1 rpgG 24 Kiah Thomas, 6-4, 190, So., Norfolk, VA. 3.0 ppg/ 1.5 rpgG 3 John Morris, 6-1, 175, Fr., Camp Hill, PA. 1.9 ppg/ 1.0 rpgC 55 Janko Mrksic, 6-10, 270, Fr., Ontario, Canada 1.9 ppg/ 2.1 rpgF 4 T.J. Waldon, 6-4, 214,Fr., Lakeland, FL. 3.0 ppg/ 2.7 rpgC 41 Joe Principe, 6-10, 245, Jr, Gladstone, MO. 0.5 ppg/ 0.8 rpgF 15 Andreas Themistocleous, 6-5, 210, Jr., Cyprus 0.3 ppg/ 0.6 rpgG 33 Cole Pugh, 6-3, 170, So., Philadelphia, PA. 0.5 ppg/0.0 rpg
MONARCH SEEDS IN CAA TOURNAMENT2003Sixth2002Sixth2001Fifth2000Fifth1999Second1998Fourth1997First1996Second1995First1994First1993Second1992Fourth
PAST CAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS2001-02LVCU, 58-542000-01WWilliam & Mary, 53-47(ot)LUNC Wilmington, 54-571999-00LRichmond, 67-551998-99WEast Carolina, 65-62 (2 ot)WVCU, 66-49LGeorge Mason, 63-581997-98WJames Madison, 60-56LUNCW, 54-511996-97WRichmond, 69-56WWilliam & Mary, 70-62WJames Madison, 62-58 (ot)1995-96WJames Madison, 75-72LUNCW, 59-391994-95WGeorge Mason, 110-94WAmerican, 77-67WJames Madison, 80-751993-94WWilliam & Mary, 83-58WRichmond, 76-72LJames Madison, 77-761992-93LEast Carolina, 73-671991-92WUNCW, 77-67WRichmond, 62-58WJames Madison, 78-73
SERIES VS. DREXELTied at 2-22001-02W74-66 at ODUL80-70 at Drexel
First Meeting Jan. 29 at Drexel, ODU wins, 72-69John Waller's trey at the buzzer lifts ODU to victory. Rasheed Wright led theMonarchs with 20 points and six rebounds. Ricardo Marsh scored 16 and hauled innine boards. ODU shot .441 from the floor. Drexel was led by Robert Battle with20 points nine rebounds and eight blocked shots. Eric Schmieder scored 13 and cameup with six steals. Drexel shot .490 from the floor. ODU was 9-8/6-3.
Next Meeting, Drexel wins, 62-57 Feb. 19, Ted Constant Convocation Center.Eric Schmieder scored 18 points, grabbed eight rebounds and Phil Goss added 14points to lead the Dragons. Robert Battle scored nine with eight rebounds. ODUwas led by John Waller with 14 points and a career high 11 rebounds. RasheedWright scored 11 points and Ricardo Marsh scored eight with nine boards. ODU shot.365 from the floor.
COMPARING STATSODUDrexelScoring 67.2 69.7FG%.404.4343PT %.321.347FT%.711.690REBS37.9 35.4Scoring Def.64.7 65.6
THIS DAY IN MONARCH HISTORYMarch 8, 1992, ODU knocks off Richmond in the CAA semi-finals, 62-58.
March 9, 1992, Keith Jackson scored 19 and Ricardo Leonard added 18 to lead theMonarchs to a 78-73 victory over James Madison in their first CAA Title game.
March 10, 1999, Cal Bowdler scored 14 points, hauled in 20 rebounds and MarkPoag hit for 27 points to lead ODU to a 75-56 NIT victory over Seton Hall. Thegame was played in the ODU fieldhouse.
SHOOTING PERCENTAGEODU has shot 50 percent or better five times:(Campbell, Md. Eastern Shore,George Washington , UNCW-2, and Hofstra).Best was .542 vs. UNCW on Feb. 12.
The .313 at GMU was the second lowest of the season (.292 vs. North Carolina)
OPPONENTS SHOOTINGOnly three opponents have shot over 50 from the floor vs. ODUEast Carolina (.509), Hofstra -1 (.511), William & Mary -2 (.549)
The .250 shooting by Hofstra on March 1 is an ODU opponent record.
ALL DISTRICTSenior Ricardo Marsh was selected by the NABC to the first team All-DistrictFour squad.
NABC ALL DISTRICT 4 SQUAD(1st team)(Second Team)Mike Sweetney(Georgetown)Tony Dobbins(Richmond)Chris Monroe (George Washington)Ronald Blackshear (Marshall)Drew Schifino (West Virginia)Bryant Matthews (Va. Tech)Ricardo Marsh (ODU)Willie Taylor (VCU)Adam Hess (W&M)Terry Taylor (VA. Tech)
PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS:Jan. 21. Ricardo Marsh shares the honor with UNCW's Craig Callahan. Marshaveraged 28.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals during the week against Delawareand Hofstra. He scored a career high 30 points vs Delaware and 27 vs. Hofstra.
Jan. 14, Senior Rasheed Wright who averaged 17.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.5steals in ODU's victories over UNC Wilmington and William and Mary was namedCAA Player of the Week.
A ROOKIE OF THE WEEK HONORS:Jan. 27th, freshman Isaiah Hunter averaged 12 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.5Assists in ODU's wins over GMU and JMU. He scored a career high 17 againstthe Patriots.
Nov. 25th, freshman Alex Loughton who grabbed eight rebounds and scored 13 points against North Carolina, was named CAA Rookie of the Week. Feb. 18th, was againnamed Rookie of the Week after 13 points and 9 rebs vs. UNCW and 13 pts and sixrebounds vs. Towson.
MONARCHS VS. CAA TEAMS (2002-03)Delaware3-3 (0-2)Drexel2-2 (1-1)George Mason25-9(1-1)Hofstra3-2(1-1)James Madison38-22(1-1)Towson10-1(2-0)VCU32-32(0-2)UNC Wilmington17-15(2-0)William & Mary48-13(1-1)
ODU'S RECORD WHEN...Mon:(0-1)Tues.:(1-0)Wed: (4-4)Thu:(1-0)Fri:(0-1)Sat: (6-6)Sun:(0-2)
40-49 Points: 0-150-59 Points:1-460-69 Point:2-770-79 Points:7-280-89 Points:2-090 + Points:0-0
Leading at Halftime:12-4Trailing at Halftime: 0-9Tied at Halftime: 0-1
Shooting 50 % or Better:5-0Shooting 40-49%: 6-2Shooting below 40%: 1-12
Outrebounds Opponents:9-9Equal Number of Rebounds: 1-0
ODU Commits More Turnovers:3-4ODU Commits Less Turnovers: 9-9
DOUBLE-DOUBLE PERFORMANCESRicardo Marsh5 (GW, VCU, W&M-1, UNCW-2, TU-1)Rasheed Wright1 (DelawareAlex Loughton1 (Maryland E-Shore)John Waller1 (Delaware)
DOUBLE FIGURE PERFORMERSRicardo Marsh23 of 26 games* NOTE: Marsh's streak of 17 straight double figure games ended vs. Drexel.Rasheed Wright23 of 26 gamesJohn Waller9Alex Loughton8Isaiah Hunter5Kiah Thomas2Troy Nance1
TEN OR MORE REBOUNDS PER GAMERicardo Marsh6Alex Loughton1Rasheed Wright1John Waller1
FIVE OR MORE ASSISTSTroy Nance14Isaiah Hunter1John Morris1John Waller1Ricardo Marsh1
20 OR MORE POINTS IN A GAMERicardo Marsh9Rasheed Wright5
LEADING SCORERRicardo Marsh13Rasheed Wright12
LEADING REBOUNDERRicardo Marsh18Rasheed Wright3Alex Loughton4John Waller2
ODU DYNAMIC DUORicardo Marsh and Rasheed Wright have scored20 or more points in the same gamethree times this year.Dayton (Marsh 24/Wright 21)W&M-1(Marsh 20/ Wright 20)UNCW-2(Marsh 22/ Wright 23)
MONARCHS SIGN ONE IN EARLY PERIODODU signed Valdas Vasylius from nearby Norfolk Collegiate High School.He is a 6-7, 215-pounder originally from Klaipeda, Lithuania. (19.6 ppg/12.2 rpg)
LAST TIME ODU DID THISScored 90 or more points: 103-69 in 1998-99 vs. VMIScored 100 or more points: same as aboveWon by 20 or more points: 22, 73-51 at Towson (2-15-03)Lost by 20 or more: 25, Dec. 2001, to Memphis, 91-66Gave up 90 or more points: 91 by Memphis, 2001-02Won an overtime game: March 3, 2001 vs. William & Mary in CAA Trn.Shot 60 percent or better from the floor: .617(29-47) vs. George Mason Feb. 21,01Shot 50 percent of better from the floor: .500(28-56) vs. Hofstra, March 1.Shot less than 30 percent from the floor:293(17-58) vs. St. Joseph's, 12-01-02Shot less than 50 percent from the free throw line: .480(12-25) vs. VCU Jan. 4, 03Shot 90% or better from the line: Dec. 28, 2002(.905) 19-21, at GWBlocked 10 or more shots: 16 vs. American, Jan. 16, 1999Had 10 or more shots blocked: 10 by Richmond, Mar 4, 2000.CAA Trn.Committed 20 or more turnovers: 20, Jan. 8, 03 at UNCWCommitted 10 or less turnovers: 9 vs Towson (2-15-03)ODU won four our more games on the road: 1998-99(7-5 + 5-2 in neutral games).
IN CAA GAMESRicardo Marsh is averaging 17.2 ppg and 8.7 rebounds per game.Rasheed Wright is averaging 14.2 ppg/ and 5.3 rebounds per gameWright has 40 steals in 18 games for a 2.2 average.Troy Nance is averaging 5.1 assists per game.
LAST TIME AN ODU INDIVIDUAL DID THISScored 30 or points: Ricardo Marsh, 30 vs. Delaware, Jan. 15, 03.Grabbed 10 or more rebounds: 11 by Marsh vs. UNCW, Feb. 12, 2003Grabbed 15 or more rebounds: 23 by Clifton Jones, vs. UNCW Feb. , 2001Had 10 or more assists: Isaiah Hunter, 10 vs. Hofstra, March 1.Performed the double-double: John Waller (14 pts/11 rebs) vs. Drexel (2-19)Two or more players with double-double:P.Greene & Marsh vs. JMU 2002Performed the triple-double: Mark West, Feb. 17, 1982 vs. W&M (14 pts,11 rebs,10Blocks)
WINNING ON THE ROADODU is 4-8 overall, equaling the four road wins all last year.ODU is 3-6 in CAA road games
MONARCH CAA STATISTICAL RANKINGSIndividualScoring:Marsh4th16.9Wright11h14.9FG PCT: Marsh5th.477FT PCT: Wright 6th .7883PT FGPCT:Wright6th.388REBS: Marsh3rd8.5Loughton12th6.0ASST: Nance2nd4.5ASST/TO:Nance3rd2.24STEALS Wright7th1.9Off RebsLoughton4th3.0Marsh6th3.0Def. RebsMarsh3rd5.5
TeamScoring:6th 67.2FG PCT: 10th.4043PT FG: 9th.321Rebs:3rd37.9Scoring Def:3rd64.7FT PCT: 2ndt.711FG PCT Def: 7th.4243PT FG Def:9th.352Assists:3rd14.3Blocks 7th2.8Steals:2nd8.6Reb. Margin3rd+4.2
MILESTONESRicardo Marsh has 1340 career points and 684 career rebounds...He is the 38thMonarch to break the 1,000 career point mark (vs. Dayton). Marsh currently ranks20th on the ODU all-time scoring list, and 15th on the ODU all-time rebounding list.
Rasheed Wright became the 39th Monarch to reach the 1,000 point plateau (vs. Hofstra). Wright now has 1169 career points which ranks him 28th.
ODU IN THE CAA1991-928-64th placeCAA Tournament Champion1992-9311-3T1st1993-9410-4T1stCAA Tournament Finals1994-9512-21stCAA Tournament Champion1995-9612-42nd1996-9710-6T1stCAA Tournament Champion1997-988-84th1998-9911-52ndCAA Tournament Finals1999-006-107th2000-017-95th2001-027-116th2002-039-9T5111-76
DID YOU KNOWOdell Hodge ('97) is only one of 75 Division I players to score over 2,000 pointsand haul in over 1,000 career rebounds. He scored 2117 career points and hauled in1086 career rebounds. The only other players in Virginia Collegiate Div. I history todo so are Ralph Sampson (Virginia) with 2225 points and 1511 rebounds,Kenny Sanders (George Mason) with 2177 points and 1026 rebounds, and Jeff Cohen(William and Mary) 2003 points, 1380 rebounds.
Oliver Purnell ('75) has been named assistant coach for the 2003 USA BasketballMen's Senior National Team which will participate in the 2003 FIBA AmericasQualification Tournament for the 2004 Olympic games. Larry Brown will serve ashead coach.
Mike Jones ('95) is the new interim head basketball coach at DeMatha High School inMaryland.
Mark West ('83) Assistant General Manager with Phoenix Suns(Played 17 years in the NBA)
SUMMER ACTIVITIESRasheed Wright interned this summer in the office of University Relations.. JoePrincipe interned in the ODU Athletic Media Relations office, and Ricardo Marshattended Pete Newell's "Big Man Camp".